The Future Leaders Hub: The Dragon’s Chair
Switch sides and take the investor’s chair in The Dragon’s Chair, a live online taster from The Future Leaders Hub. Students aged 10–16 step into the role of a venture capitalist, with £100,000 of virtual capital and three startups that each hide a costly trap.
Working as an investor, each student audits the businesses, backs one winner and sets its turnaround terms, then defends their decision in a 60-second boardroom pitch. Join online on Wednesday 18th November, 6–7pm, for just £5.
Online Taster Session | Ages 10–16 | Only £5
📅 Wednesday 18th November, 6–7pm
💻 Live online
Switch sides and take the investor’s chair! In this fast-paced, interactive session, your child will join a team of “Managing Partners” with £100,000 of virtual venture capital to invest. Three start-ups are competing for the money. Each looks brilliant on paper, but each hides a costly trap.
Working as their own investor, each student audits the businesses, backs one winner and sets its turnaround terms, then defends their decision in a 60-second boardroom pitch.
Skills your child will develop:
Critical Risk Analysis: Auditing start-ups, exposing hidden traps, and seeing past the hype.
Financial Acumen: Unit costs, profit margins, and revenue model evaluation.
Strategic Decision-Making: Team negotiation, turnaround planning, and persuasive boardroom pitching.
This taster gives a glimpse of the real-world business thinking at the heart of our Future Leaders programmes.
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What to Expect
Give your child the ultimate strategic edge. In this high energy, screen free business sprint, children in Year’s 5 - 8, step into the role of a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to master the logistics, strategy, and rapid problem solving behind a massive, real world enterprise challenge.
❋ Day 1Day 1: Students learn to spot operational bottlenecks, track how customers experience a business, and completely redesign a physical layout to keep huge crowds moving smoothly.
❋ Day 2Commercial Logic & Revenue Engineering Teams dive into the experience economy, learning how to calculate profit margins, balance a strict budget, create special "VIP" upgrades, and keep a business safe and legal.
❋ Day 3Agile Crisis Management & The Grand Pitch The ultimate stress test. The ultimate teamwork test. Teams must think fast on their feet to solve a massive, unexpected live emergency, concluding with a fun boardroom presentation to showcase their ideas.
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"The leaders of tomorrow aren't just those who can come up with big ideas—they're the ones who can look at a complex world, see how the pieces fit together, and build a better way forward."
Charley - Get The Edge Founder
Day OneDiagnostics, Systems & Layout Design
The Mission: Step into the shoes of an operations consultant to diagnose and overhaul a struggling, high-capacity enterprise.
What They Do: Working with giant physical blueprints and customer complaint data, students map user journeys, track friction points, and identify operational bottlenecks.
The Outcome: Teams finish the day by completely redesigning the park's physical layout and presenting a bulletproof blueprint engineered for maximum foot-traffic flow and capacity.
Challenge Briefing9:00 – 9:30am
Task 1: Bottleneck Audit & Blueprint Mapping9:30-10:20am
Refuel Break10:20-10:40am
Task 2: The Customer Journey Simulation; &
Task 3: The Redesign Blueprint Studio
10:40 - 12:15pm
Lunch12:15-1:00pm
Task 4: The Logistics Matrix;
Task 5: Vendor Bidding War; &
Task 6: The Stress-Test Calculation
1:00-1:50pm
Refresh Break
1:50-2:10pm
Task 5: The Diagnostic Pitch & Peer Review
2:10-3:00pm
3:00-3:30pm
Day 1 Review
Day TwoBusiness Logic, Margins & VIP Experience
The Mission: Shift focus from spatial design to commercial strategy and revenue generation.
What They Do: Students manage a capital investment budget to engineer high-margin food menus, design tiered ticket pricing models, and physically build exclusive VIP perks. They also map out safety and emergency zones to balance legal compliance against commercial growth.
The Outcome: Teams establish a fully balanced operational budget and menu strategy that maximises daily revenue without compromising guest satisfaction.
Morning Briefing9:00 – 9:30am
Task 1: The Tiered Pricing & Ticket Matrix
9:30-10:20am
Refuel Break10:20-10:40am
Task 2: The VIP Experience Tangible Design Studio &
Task 3: The Menu Engineering & Food Logistics Challenge
10:40 - 12:15pm
Lunch12:15-1:00pm
Task 4: The Safety Grid & Emergency Mapping
1:00-1:50pm
Refresh Break
1:50-2:10pm
Task 5: The Financial Stress-Test & Peer Audit
2:10-3:00pm
Day 2 Review
3:00-3:30pm
Day ThreeCrisis Management & The Grand Pitch
The Mission: Navigate opening day operations and prove the business model under pressure.
What They Do: Teams face a sudden, live operational emergency—such as power failures or severe weather gridlocks—and must deploy real-time logic to re-route crowds and reallocate staff.
The Outcome: The camp concludes with the Grand Boardroom Showcase, where students present their complete 3-day turnaround strategy to a panel of judges.
Final Morning Briefing9:00 – 9:30am
Task 1: The Ultimate Operational Crisis
9:30-10:20am
Refuel Break10:20-10:40am
Task 2: The Action Plan Peer Review &
Task 3: Visual Poster Prep
10:40 - 12:15pm
Lunch12:15-1:00pm
Task 4: The Boardroom Dress Rehearsal
1:00-1:50pm
Refresh Break
1:50-2:10pm
Task 5: The Grand Turnaround Showcase
2:10-3:00pm
Day 3 Final Review
3:00-3:30pm
How to register:-
Register using the link below.
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Once we have received your registration form, where you have indicated your preferred method of payment, we will contact you to arrange. Your place will not be secure until payment is made in full.
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Please adhere to the timings.
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A parent survey will be emailed following the 3 day camp. We request that it is completed within 48 hours.
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